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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations ~

SUBJECT . : Media Inquiry to Cuban Exile Journalist in
. Miami re Cuban Involvement in Watergate
Case and Attitudes in Miami Area

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1.) This memorandum is for your information only.

; 2. On 7 May 1973 we were advised. by Station WH/Miami that
‘two employees of a Station WH/ Miomi proprietary had:told the
tation that one Rene VIERA Gonzalez, a Cuban exile journalist
whe writes for Diario Las Americas and owns. the Wester rester
Mali Bookstore in Miami received a call in early May: from one
FNU GOTTLIEB who said he worked for the Times in Washington.
..({GOTTLIEB is believed to be Sanford GOTTLTES, 11102 Brandywine
St., Kensington, Md. who was formerly an employee of, the
National Committee on Sane Nuclear Policy”. _ A pret axt calli to
the Washington bureau of the New York Times varified. that one
- "Sandy" Gottlieb was employed there.) GOTTLIEB asked VIERA
-what People| in Miami were saying about the Watergate’ case and
what partici pation the Cubans had in it. He specifically
asked about the activities of Reinaldo PICO (former 2506
Brigade member), Orlando PIZDRA (former Chief of Cuban Bureau
‘of Investigation in Batista Government), and Rolando MASFHRRE
(former Cuban Senator and self-admitted former Communist).
He also asked if ITT had an office in Miami, whether Joaquin
SANJENIS Perdoma (former Chief of a hit H/Miani proprietary who
was anicably terminated in 1972) and Juan A. PAULA (former
WH/Miami- proprietary employee and former Controller of
Revolutionary Democratic Front-FRD-and currently employed by
an OGC proprietary) were still in the Miami area. He was also
interested in Edgardo BUTTARI, a Cuban born in vest Tampa,
‘Plorida, a former Cuban Congressman _and Minister of Commerce
who is reportedly associated with Mr. Charles "Bebe" REBOZO,.
ccording te GOTTLIEB, BUTTARI was appointed as "political
chief in the Re publican Party",

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3. GOTTLIES apparently has current. information on the -
activities of the persons he mentioned; for example, he
knew that Juan A. PAULA was involved in the jewelry business
(PAULA and Antonio Felix GENOVA Corzo, a WH/Miami proprietary ©
employee recently purchasad a jewelry business) and ‘he knew
that Reinaldo PICO had resided in Venezuela and had recently 9 ...
returned to the United States. The phone conversation lasted. .._:-

about 45 minutes and GOTTLIEB told VIERA that af he came to
Miani they would have Lunch together. i

4. VIERA ‘does not know GOTTLIEB but talked to hin because SE
‘GOTTLIEB said he was recommended by Ernesto _BETANCOURY who pee
nas. resided in the Washington area for more than ten years. :

NCOURY was a former Agency asset and is currently Chief of”
- Economic Planning and Budget, UAS? The conversation vas
initially in English but continued in Spanish. VIERA said he
provided no information te GOTTLIEB on the basis that he is a ©
Cuban exile and did not want to get involved in internal U.S. 0°:
_ affairs. We do not know why GOTTLIEZ was interested in Joaquin .~ 2.”
__ SANJENIS or Juan A. PAULA. ‘(Attached are Summary biographies. ce
, OF ‘personas of interest to GOTTLIEB. 3+). ,

8, On 7 May 1973 Qarvin Li EVANS, c chief, MEIMUTUAD, was -
brisfed on the substances of the report from WH/Miami 2 pertaining.
. to Juan A. PAULA, who works for ths MHMUTUAL proprietary, -
HCKERCHER and AVAND which utilizes (WORTHMEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES _—
‘GQNCL as office space cover. Among other duties performed by _
the proprietary are the monthly checks sent to the denendsents ©
' of imprisoned assets which are signed in true name by PAULA.
was unaware that PAULA had purchased a new jewelry ned
business an 55 ociation with Antonio GENOVA; however, he feels
that is protected and. compartmented from the WH/Miami
enet etary ind he has the utmost confidence in the proprietary —
being able to field any questions. GHNUTUAD communication with |
the propristary is by unlisted phone and a post office box, .
(EHANS said that (McSERTHE® and. could possibly be linked.
JARORTUOWEST NANAGENEND but i trail would end there, Ha ;
feels that either proprietary could only be linked to the Agency
by innvendo. (He did say that Howard TYAN Was aware of
; eMUTUAD when he served as C/CA/EUR.) feels secure as
' far as GORTSHEST MANAGESEND and (HEKERCHER anc ER aad VAN? are

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‘ee: Director of Security

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6. (EVANS mentioned that the bona fide law firm occupying
the other portion of the offices are the attorneys
for (Theses lawyers are cleared and witting.) ~~.
One of the lawyers told NS that DEAN will be the "biggest

canary singer of the year”. Tha common receptionist area is

manned by employses who also monitor all telephone
calls, incoming and outgoing for the other law firm. 6
mentioned that there have been numerous calls from the media
and outgoing overseas calis to such places as Japan and Europe.

7. will be traveling to Nassau and returning ‘via
Miami on 10 May 1973. He intends to talk with his proprietary
people at that time on other @MMUTUAD business and will also
contact COS, WH/Miami. (The COS has been alerted ¢6 expect .
“a call from EVANS on 10 May 1973.) oO a -

Janes E. Flansery “iy
‘James E. Flannery *

Acting Chief. * a

Western Hemisphere Division ..

Attachments: A-F Biographic Summaries

